Table 2 Sample characteristics and prevalence of positive oral fluid samples by gender, age, workplace and educational level
Proportion (%) | Positive sample (%) | Medicinal drugs (%)b | Illicit drugs (%) | Benzodiazepines (%) | Z-hypnotics (%) | Opioids (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gendera (n = 899) | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
Men | 18.9 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 3 | 1.8 |
Women | 81.1 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
Age groupa (n = 903) | NS | NS | NS | NS | p = 0.031 | NS | |
<30 | 15.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
30-39 | 27.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.4 |
40-49 | 27.1 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
50-59 | 22.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
60+ | 8.3 | 13.3 | 12 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 9.3 | 2.7 |
Age 40a (n = 903) | p = 0.006 | p = 0.023 | p = 0.056 | NS | p = 0.004 | NS | |
<40 | 42.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 |
40+ | 57.8 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 1 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 1.2 |
Workplace (n = 933) | p = 0.019 | p = 0.018 | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
Pharmacy | 16.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
Hospital | 83.4 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
Educational levela (n = 852) | NS | p = 0.014 | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
Primary and secondary school | 2.1 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 0 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 0 |
Upper secondary school | 21.1 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0 |
College/academy/university | 76.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 1.2 |